Tom Clancy Act of Defiance
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Summary
When a Russian superweapon is let loose under the waves， it's up to President Jack Ryan to find a countermove in the latest entry in this #1 New York Times bestselling series。
US intelligence says there's something going on in Russia。 While their land forces have been decimated by corruption and incompetence， the Navy seems to be pouring money into some secret project。
Analysts are stumped， until the knot is untangled by one particularly bright young woman at the Office of Naval Intelligence--Katie Ryan， the youngest daughter of President Jack Ryan。 Like her father， she sees patterns where other don't， and she's determined that the Russians are about to launch a super missile sibmarine， the Belgorod。
Now the race is on to determine where the sub is and whether it poses a threat to the continental US。
US intelligence says there's something going on in Russia。 While their land forces have been decimated by corruption and incompetence， the Navy seems to be pouring money into some secret project。
Analysts are stumped， until the knot is untangled by one particularly bright young woman at the Office of Naval Intelligence--Katie Ryan， the youngest daughter of President Jack Ryan。 Like her father， she sees patterns where other don't， and she's determined that the Russians are about to launch a super missile sibmarine， the Belgorod。
Now the race is on to determine where the sub is and whether it poses a threat to the continental US。
Reviews
Peter Ackerman
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Tom Clancy: Act of Defiance by authors Andrews & Wilson is book filled with adventure， espionage and intrigue fitting the Clancy estate name。 The writers do a grand job with the material which no doubt was a challenge due to the subject matter。 President Jack Ryan’s past enters into his present。 Though， for the reader， Ryan is never far removed from his connection to the first published novel， The Hunt for Red October， the plot of Act of Defiance brings that past solidly to the character’s prese Tom Clancy: Act of Defiance by authors Andrews & Wilson is book filled with adventure， espionage and intrigue fitting the Clancy estate name。 The writers do a grand job with the material which no doubt was a challenge due to the subject matter。 President Jack Ryan’s past enters into his present。 Though， for the reader， Ryan is never far removed from his connection to the first published novel， The Hunt for Red October， the plot of Act of Defiance brings that past solidly to the character’s present。 The plot lightly resembles the original novel。 The captain of the newest， deadliest and stealthy Russian submarine takes her out for the initial voyage。 A shadow government inside Russia come into play as the captain is one of the few who knows about his plan to attack the United States。 This time out it is Jack Ryan’s daughter， Katie， a naval intelligence officer who is thrust into the adventure that takes reader throughout the world， and into various government agencies in a race to foil the suspected plans of the Russian captain。 A plus for readers of the book to which this one is connected is the appearance of a couple of characters from the original novel。 This book is engaging， however the problem knit within this story， closely connected to “Red October” are the differences in writing style。 Here， Act of Defiance falls a bit short。 Red October had less technical detail， as I recall， which helped it be a true page turner。 Act of Defiance is filled with technical detail of all kinds of weapons systems which I felt got in the way of the plot。 Admittedly， though， there are Clancy readers who delight in the details， but for me it slowed the story down。 Still， if you are a fan of the Clancy books you will find enough to enjoy in this new adventure that will make it， as it was for me， a worthwhile read。 。。。more
Sally
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Back in the day， I worked as a dishwasher in a greasy spoon diner that had an appointment-only bookstore attached。 Whenever somebody was scheduled to explore the bookstore， I got to unlock it， tidy it up， and basically get it ready for shopping。 That also meant I got to shop for myself， and that’s where I discovered authors like Craig Thomas， Robert Ludlum， Clive Cussler， and Tom Clancy。The Hunt for Red October was， far and away， my favorite read to be plucked from those shelves， and the movie i Back in the day， I worked as a dishwasher in a greasy spoon diner that had an appointment-only bookstore attached。 Whenever somebody was scheduled to explore the bookstore， I got to unlock it， tidy it up， and basically get it ready for shopping。 That also meant I got to shop for myself， and that’s where I discovered authors like Craig Thomas， Robert Ludlum， Clive Cussler， and Tom Clancy。The Hunt for Red October was， far and away， my favorite read to be plucked from those shelves， and the movie is one of my favorites as well， a must-watch viewing event whenever it shows up on TV。 I haven’t read a lot of the Ryanverse/Clancyverse since Tom Clancy passed away， but when I heard that Act of Defiance was （1） a sequel to Red October， and （2） featured Katie Ryan， Jack’s youngest daughter， I knew I had to read it – and I’m glad I did。At 560 pages， this is a far cry from the 1000-page doorstoppers that defined Clancy’s later days， and that works in its favor。 It’s shorter， faster， and more intense。 There are fewer characters， fewer side-plots， and much less technobabble info-dumping。 It is indeed a direct sequel to Red October， and one that brings back some surprising characters from that book to help face the crisis， and presents us with a new adversary who has a personal connection to those events。 Where it differs from the original is that its rogue submarine commander isn’t looking to defect， he’s looking to help a secret cabal with the Kremlin deliver a devastating nuclear blow to America。Much to my delight （and relief）， Katie is a true heroine， definitely following in her father’s footsteps， but very much her own woman。 Like Jack， she’s less about out-fighting the enemy than out-thinking them， and she’s not afraid to speak her mind， even though she’s still green enough to be nervous before authority。 The portrayal of women in the genre can often be problematic， but Andrews & Wilson hit the right balance here。I raced through this， enjoying every moment， and I’ll happily be there for Katie’s next adventure。 A great read and a worthy sequel。https://sallybend。wordpress。com/2023/。。。 。。。more
Kelly
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Finally a Jack Ryan Book that is fun to read。 The writing between the two was constant， I was not able to tell when the authors changed places。 The character development in the book was good and I cared about the them in the story。 The pace of the book was perfect for me， always wanting me to read one more chapter before putting down。 I like that the authors didn't bog down the book with tons of technical details， which are often times in the TC stories。 I would read another TC Story from these Finally a Jack Ryan Book that is fun to read。 The writing between the two was constant， I was not able to tell when the authors changed places。 The character development in the book was good and I cared about the them in the story。 The pace of the book was perfect for me， always wanting me to read one more chapter before putting down。 I like that the authors didn't bog down the book with tons of technical details， which are often times in the TC stories。 I would read another TC Story from these two authors。 。。。more
David Jonescu
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I am a big Jack Ryan universe fan and have read every book that’s come out it in。 This one definitely reminds me of the original Tom Clancy books， especially Res October。 I thoroughly enjoyed bringing in another Ryan into the universe in Katie。 I thought the way that her narrative compares to her dads in Red October is fascinating although somewhat predictable。 I will say the “coup from an inside part of Russia” seems to be getting old in my opinion （although i do understand the relevance to tod I am a big Jack Ryan universe fan and have read every book that’s come out it in。 This one definitely reminds me of the original Tom Clancy books， especially Res October。 I thoroughly enjoyed bringing in another Ryan into the universe in Katie。 I thought the way that her narrative compares to her dads in Red October is fascinating although somewhat predictable。 I will say the “coup from an inside part of Russia” seems to be getting old in my opinion （although i do understand the relevance to todays world）。 Overall i felt that this was a new beginning in the Universe to bring another element and main character into the fold。 Also， are we sure Jack Ryan hasn’t gone over 2 terms in office yet？I received a free advanced copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Denice Langley
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I first fell in love with Tom Clancy's novels when I read Hunt for Red October。 It truly is one of the best books I have ever read。 I've been reading his books ever since and it's great to have another series grow for the Ryan family that is set around a submarine。 In ACT OF DEFIANCE， we meet another Ryan character。。。。。a female。。。。。。 President Ryan's daughter Katie Ryan。 The plot is solid， something is going on in the Russian Navy， something too big to remain a secret for long。 This is a very go I first fell in love with Tom Clancy's novels when I read Hunt for Red October。 It truly is one of the best books I have ever read。 I've been reading his books ever since and it's great to have another series grow for the Ryan family that is set around a submarine。 In ACT OF DEFIANCE， we meet another Ryan character。。。。。a female。。。。。。 President Ryan's daughter Katie Ryan。 The plot is solid， something is going on in the Russian Navy， something too big to remain a secret for long。 This is a very good political thriller， ranking 5 stars easily from this long time Clancy fan。 。。。more
James F
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higher review will come after it actually gets published and read
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